The Tenant Survey 2015/16, carried out by YouGov on behalf of property agent Knight Frank, collected and analysed the responses of 5000 people living in privately rented property across the UK. We have highlighted what we consider to be the most significant findings and from the survey for landlords and letting agents. First, a little […]
Read MoreChancellor George Osborne’s Autumn Statement and Spending Review may have thrown a large spanner in the works for people looking to invest in buy-to-let properties or second homes. He’s decided to wack a new 3% surcharge on stamp duty. His argument? It will be fairer for first-time buyers (as the surcharge won’t apply to them). […]
Read MoreTwo shake-ups to the private rental sector in Wales If you’re a letting agent in Wales, keep on reading, because this week sees two big changes in the private rental sector. New immediate obligation to display fees The first big change is that letting agents need to be aware of a new – and perhaps […]
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Report shows huge shift from owner-occupied homes to lettings If you wanted proof that the rental market is growing, Countrywide has come up trumps. The UK’s largest letting agency has released an extensive report into the private rental sector which shows that more than two million homes have changed tenure over the last decade. Around […]
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Landlords at Risk of Criminal Liability Under the Immigration Bill Landlords or their agents will automatically be committing a criminal offence if told by the Home Office that a tenant is living in the UK illegally. At least, that’s the extremely unfortunate situation to be faced if the 2015 Immigration Bill comes into force as […]
Read MoreIt’s all very well for the Government to set ambitious house-building targets – as long as there are sufficient construction workers to actually build them. According to a report by Randstad Construction, Property & Engineering, hitting the Government’s target of building one million new homes by 2020 means creating one million more construction jobs within […]
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